Lithic Artefacts

Angelucci, Diego E.

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“…Mostly rounded bedrock fragments of the local andesite are included. (C) and (D) Microdebitage flake (f) of microcrystalline lithic raw material in PPL (C) and XPL (D) identified using the criteria by Angelucci (2017, 2010). In this stratum, obsidian, jasper, and quartzite micro‐debitage could be identified in thin section.…”

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A site formation model for Cuncaicha rock shelter: Depositional and postdepositional processes at the high‐altitude keysite in the Peruvian Andes

2021

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We report results from geoarchaeological investigations at Cuncaicha rock shelter (4480 m above sea level) in the high Andes of southern Peru. Using field observations, geomorphological, micromorphological, micro‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Bayesian modeling of radiocarbon ages, and archaeological data, we analyzed the entire stratigraphic sequence to determine depositional and postdepositional processes and agents to assess the impact of bioturbation and to correlate the deposits with regional paleoenvironmental information. The archaeological record is represented well on a microscale, and bioturbation has not destroyed the stratigraphic integrity. The Terminal Pleistocene sediments that contain the oldest archaeological material at the site, dating to ~12.3–11.1 ka, are especially well preserved and capped by a layer of tufa. Depositional changes from autochthonous carbonate precipitation during the Terminal Pleistocene toward allochthonous aeolian sedimentation in the Early Holocene reflect changing environmental and climatic conditions. Formation of a soil during the Late‐Middle Holocene caused postdepositional alterations and likely correlates to variable environmental conditions. We use these results to formulate a site formation model for Cuncaicha rock shelter that integrates archaeological, chronological, and paleoenvironmental data.

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A site formation model for Cuncaicha rock shelter: Depositional and postdepositional processes at the high‐altitude keysite in the Peruvian Andes

2021

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“…4C) have a very low abundance and preserve a medium to very coarse grain size, a blocky/platy and angular shape with smooth surfaces. The chert fragments can be attributed to waste from lithic tool production (Angelucci 2017), given also the considerable quantity of artefacts found during the excavation (Bataille and Conard 2018;Taller et al 2019).…”

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Burning, dumping, and site use during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic at Hohle Fels Cave, SW Germany

Marcazzan

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Conard

2022

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Dumped deposits are a valuable source of information for inferring past behaviour. They provide insights into site maintenance, social organization and settlement dynamics. Hohle Fels Cave in SW Germany offers a unique opportunity to investigate the importance of dumping and site maintenance during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic of the Swabian Jura. In this paper, we analyse anthropogenic deposits at Hohle Fels employing micromorphology and fabric analysis in order to reconstruct their formation and understand the human behaviours behind their accumulation. Our study indicates that dumping residues from combustion features in the interior of Hohle Fels Cave has a long history extending back to Neanderthal occupation at the site during the Middle Palaeolithic. Despite some reworking via down-slope movement, most of the features demonstrate that the site’s inhabitants dumped burnt material, which was previously the fuel for domestic hearths, in specific locations within the cave. The intentionality of the action and the characteristics of the features provide important information for reconstructing the mode and spatial organization of occupations at the site. The combustion features from the Middle Palaeolithic allow us to reassess the hypothesis that Neanderthals’ use of the site was less intense and documented a lesser degree of spatial patterning than subsequent Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This research also provides insight for examining the regional variability of pyrotechnology and site maintenance during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic.

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“…Nesta última (Figura 72f-i), os fragmentos, com um tamanho predominante maior (até 1,2 cm) do que nas microfácies do setor mais abrigado, exibem uma orientação referenciada perpendicular a obliqua (sub-vertical) à superfície, com pontuais lentes de conchas interconectadas (Figura 72f, j), e intercalam-se com ossos queimados entre 500 e 900°C (15%) (Figura 76c-d) e não queimados (20%) (Figura 76b), carvão (2%) e artefatos líticos lascados (2%). O reconhecimento dos artefatos líticos foi efetuado com os critérios de Angelucci (2010Angelucci ( , 2017, que destacou, dentre outros, uma forma tabular ou plana, um arredondamento anguloso com um contorno curvo, por vezes arqueado na face ventral das lascas, e de limites nítidos (Figura 72f, i).…”

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Sinais antropogênicos em sítios abrigados areníticos e calcários no vale do Ribeira e na bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP, Brasil: uma abordagem geoarqueológica

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A quienes me ayudaron a creer que era posible AGRADECIMENTOSEsta pesquisa não teria sido possível sem o fundamental apoio da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), através da concessão de Bolsa de Doutorado no País (Processo 2018/14293-3) e de Bolsa Estágio de Pesquisa no Exterior (BEPE, Processo 2020/04283-0). Graças a esses incentivos eu consegui realizar pesquisa num dos momentos mais complicados na história recente do mundo. Agradeço também aos pareceristas que analisaram a minha proposta e consecutivos relatórios científicos. Se o espírito de um doutorado for o de aprender, lendo, relendo, fazendo e cometendo milhares de erros, posso afirmar que aprendi muita coisa. Não foram poucos os apoios que recebi nesse trajeto, sobretudo, considerando o grande impacto que a pandemia da COVID-19 teve na realização das pesquisas. Agradeço grandemente ao meu Orientador, o Prof. Astolfo Araujo. Foi ele quem, lá em 2017, me sugeriu as fascinantes problemáticas de pesquisa com as que hoje encerro esta Tese. Como eu sempre falo, espero ter estado à altura do desafio. Quero agradecer o seu apoio ao longo das tarefas de campo, aproveitando janelas da pandemia, e supervisão durante a pesquisa toda. Astolfo soube respeitar, com paciência, o meu senso de independência no desenvolvimento do trabalho, algo que eu valoro muito. Gratidão enorme também sinto para o meu Coorientador, o Prof. Casimiro Munita do IPEN-CNEN/SP (Autarquia vinculada à USP). Ele me levou pelo caminho do trabalho rigoroso em laboratório e no processamento estatístico dos dados, estando sempre disponível quando os instrumentos assim o requeriam. Como Astolfo, ele também teve comigo uma paciência enorme, e por isso também lhe sou grato. Outro grande agradecimento vai para o Prof.

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Lithic Artefacts

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

A site formation model for Cuncaicha rock shelter: Depositional and postdepositional processes at the high‐altitude keysite in the Peruvian Andes

A site formation model for Cuncaicha rock shelter: Depositional and postdepositional processes at the high‐altitude keysite in the Peruvian Andes

Burning, dumping, and site use during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic at Hohle Fels Cave, SW Germany

Sinais antropogênicos em sítios abrigados areníticos e calcários no vale do Ribeira e na bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP, Brasil: uma abordagem geoarqueológica

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